The aircraft, nicknamed "Kermit" (N42RF) and "Miss Piggy" (N43RF) have supported hurricane and tropical storm research in the Atlantic, Caribbean, Gulf of America (formerly Gulf of …

Slicing through the eyewall of a hurricane, buffeted by howling winds, blinding rain and violent updrafts and downdrafts before entering the relative calm of the storm’s eye, NOAA’s two …

"Miss Piggy," one of The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) two Lockheed WP-3D Orion "Hurricane Hunters," flew into the eye of Hurricane Milton, and a video …

Aug 26, 2022 · A NOAA Lockheed WP-3D Orion aircraft with a Miss Piggy logo near the nose of the aircraft from Sept. 2019. (Jonathan Shannon / NOAA) The story begins over thirty years …

Oct 8, 2024 · NOAA Hurricane hunters flew their plane, nicknamed "Miss Piggy," through Hurricane Milton over the Gulf of Mexico. The hunters made it through major turbulence to …

We also decided to start calling it “Miss Piggy,” because the Muppet character is always so fastidious with her appearance. As I am a frustrated artist at heart, I drew up a logo using the …

During EUREC⁴A and ATOMIC the US agency NOAA operated a Lockheed WP-3D Orion research aircraft from the island of Barbados during the period Jan 17 - Feb 11 2020. The …

Oct 9, 2024 · Researchers took viewers “inside the flight station aboard” aircraft WP-3D Orion, also known as Miss Piggy as they "flew straight into Hurricane #Milton!” A Miss Piggy stuffed …

Oct 8, 2024 · "Miss Piggy" so far has made two flights into Milton, passing through the eye of the storm multiple times in what NOAA calls a “butterfly pattern,” used to identify the center of a …

Oct 8, 2024 · Miss Piggy, a variant of the US Navy's P-3 maritime surveillance aircraft, is powered by a Rolls-Royce T56-14 Series 3.5 engine and can reach speeds of 250 knots. The aircraft is …